Haryana government to run electric buses in Gurgaon

The Haryana government plans to set up an eco-friendly transportation system in Gurgaon on the pattern of a similar project in Poland. This information is as per a statement from state minister Kavita Jain.

The Urban Local Bodies Minister, who is leading a delegation on a visit to the plant of JBM Solaris Electric Vehicles in Poland's Ponzan, said "In the first phase, 75 to 100 electric buses would be operated." In the first phase, electric vehicles would be operated in Gurgaon.
Compared with conventional fueled buses over a 10-year period, each electric bus would help save about 425,000 litres of diesel and reduce carbon emissions by 1,150 tonnes, she was quoted in a Haryana government release.
Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority, Municipal Corporation, Gurgaon and Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) would bear 50 percent, 40 percent and 10 percent of the cost of the project, respectively, she said.

EcoLife buses to roll out soon
The JBM Group, which has set up a plant for manufacture of CNG buses in Ballabhgarh near Faridabad, is to begin manufacturing electric buses soon.

On July 21, 2016, the Delhi-NCR-based JBM Auto formally announced its joint venture with European bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. to manufacture Ecolife full-electric buses (9- and 12-metre-long variants) in the country. The Ecolife was first showcased at the 13th Auto Expo in February 2016. JBM Solaris has invested Rs 300 crore towards engineering, design and development, manufacturing, and supply chain development among other focus areas in this electric mobility project completely made in India. Introducing European ZEV tech.

The Ecolife is a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) as it is powered by lithium batteries, which are fast charging, and runs up to 200km daily for city bus operation. This vehicle can also run on plug-in charging. The electric bus technology is adaptable to the city bus operation depending on demographic and geographic conditions. The company claims the savings over 10 years from the all-electric Ecolife is estimated at around 1,150 equivalent tonnes of CO 2 / 420,000 litres of diesel per bus.

Highlights of the Ecolife bus are a corrosion-resistant monocoque structure, cantilever seats that give extra legroom for passengers and increased storage space underneath. It also incorporates other utility features such as passenger information system (PIS), vehicle health and monitoring system, among other things.